{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hannah|And you definitely think [[Harry Potter|Potter]]'s the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]]?|Ernie Macmillan|Hannah, he's a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who can talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself 'Serpent Tongue'.|Harry always seemed so nice, though. And after all, he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear...|Hannah and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] in [[1992]].|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}

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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hannah|And you definitely think [[Harry Potter|Potter]]'s the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]]?|Ernie Macmillan|Hannah, he's a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who can talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself "Serpent Tongue".|Harry always seemed so nice, though. And after all, he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear...|Hannah and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] in [[1992]].|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}

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'''Hannah Longbottom''' (née '''Abbott''') was a [[half-blood]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] who was in the same year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] as [[Harry Potter]]. She was [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into [[Hufflepuff]] House in [[1991]]. Shelater became both a [[prefect]] and a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]]. In [[1996]], Hannah was pulled out of school after her [[Hannah Abbott's mother|mother]] was murdered by [[TomRiddle|LordVoldemort]], but she returned the [[1997|following year]], was again a member of the D.A. and fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] in [[1998]]. Later in life, Hannah [[Marriage|married]] [[Neville Longbottom]] and became landlady of the [[Leaky Cauldron]], which the couple lived above.

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'''Hannah Longbottom''' (née '''Abbott''') was a [[half-blood]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] who was in the same year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] as [[Harry Potter]]. She was [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into [[Hufflepuff]] House in [[1991]]. Inher fifth year she became both a [[prefect]] and a member of [[Dumbledore's Army]], an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter. In [[1996]], Hannah was pulled out of school after her [[Hannah Abbott's mother|mother]] was murdered by [[DeathEater|deatheaters]], but she returned the [[1997|following year]], was again a member of the D.A. and fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] in [[1998]].

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Later in life, Hannah married classmate [[Neville Longbottom]] and became landlady of the [[Leaky Cauldron]], which the couple lived above. She retrained as a Healer in 2014; she is currently applying for the job of [[Matron]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]<ref>[http://www.pottermore.com/en/daily-prophet/qwc2014/2014-07-08/dumbledores-army-reunites (''Daily Prophet'', 08 July 2014)]</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

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===EducationatHogwarts===

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===Hogwartsyears{{C|1991-1998}}===

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[[File:HannahAbbott.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Hannah Abbott.]]

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====FirstYear====

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{{Dialogue a-b|Professor McGonagall|When I call your name, you will come up, sit on the stool, and wait for your house to be called. First up, Abbott, Hannah.|Sorting Hat|HUFFLEPUFF!|Hannah Abbott is sorted.}}

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{{Dialogue a-b|Professor McGonagall|When I call your name, you will come up, sit on the stool, and wait for your name to be called. First up, Abbott, Hannah.|Sorting Hat|HUFFLEPUFF!|Hannah Abbott is sorted.}}

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Hannah Abbott was born into a family with wizarding ancestors and was a half-blood. Hannah began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] on September 1st, [[1991]], along with the famous [[Harry Potter]]. Since Hannah's surname, Abbott, was the first alphabetically, she was the first new student of those to arrive at Hogwarts to be sorted into her house during the [[Welcoming Feast]], being placed into [[Hufflepuff]], along with other new students [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], [[Susan Bones]], [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], and [[Zacharias Smith]].<ref name=PS>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> She shared a dormitory with [[Megan Jones]], [[Leanne]], [[Susan Bones]] and another girl.

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[[File:Hannah_Abbott.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Hannah Abbott]]

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Hannah Abbott was born into a old family with wizarding ancestors and was a half-blood. Hannah began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] on September 1st, [[1991]], along with [[Harry Potter]].

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Since Hannah's surname, Abbott, was the first alphabetically, she was the first new student of those to arrive at Hogwarts to be sorted into her house during the [[Welcoming Feast]], being placed into [[Hufflepuff]], along with other new students [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]], [[Susan Bones]] and [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]].<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> She shared a dormitory with her fellow Hufflepuff classmates; [[Megan Jones|Megan Jones, ]][[Susan Bones]], and others.

====Second year====

====Second year====

{{Dialogue a-b-a|Ernie|Hannah, he's a [[Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a [[Dark Wizard]], have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to [[snake]]s? They called [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]] himself, ''Serpent-tongue''.|Hannah|Harry always seemed so nice though, and after all he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear.|That's probably why You-Know-Who wanted to kill him in the first place!|Ernie sharing his view of Harry Potter with Hannah|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}

{{Dialogue a-b-a|Ernie|Hannah, he's a [[Parselmouth]]. Everyone knows that's the mark of a [[Dark Wizard]], have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to [[snake]]s? They called [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]] himself, ''Serpent-tongue''.|Hannah|Harry always seemed so nice though, and after all he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear.|That's probably why You-Know-Who wanted to kill him in the first place!|Ernie sharing his view of Harry Potter with Hannah|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}

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[[File:Bh.jpg|thumb|left| Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones at the Duelling Club.]]

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[[File:Bh.jpg|thumb|160px| Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones at the Duelling Club]]

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In [[1992]], Hannah's second year, when the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been reopened, Hannah was one of the many students who believed that [[Harry Potter]] was the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]] after it became known that he was a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. She was initially sceptical, saying that Harry "always seemed so nice", but was eventually convinced by her friend [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] that Harry was the one that had attacked [[Muggle-born]] students around Hogwarts, including her housemate and friend [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], which didn't go down well with Hannah, unsettling her. When Hermione was attacked by the Basilisk, Ernie and Hannah apologised, knowing Harry would never harm her. Ernie asked Harry if he believed that [[Draco Malfoy]] was the Heir of Slytherin, to which Harry replied with a quick no, causing both Ernie and Hannah to stare. [[File:PDVD_1541.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Hannah in a Herbology class.]]

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In [[1992]], Hannah's second year, when the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been reopened, Hannah was one of the many students who believed that [[Harry Potter]] was the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]] after it became known that he was a [[Parseltongue|Parselmouth]]. She was initially sceptical, saying that Harry "always seemed so nice", but was eventually convinced by her friend [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] that Harry was the one that had attacked [[Muggle-born]] students around Hogwarts, including her housemate and friend [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]], which didn't go down well with Hannah, unsettling her. When Hermione was attacked by the [[Serpent of Slytherin|Basilisk]], Ernie and Hannah apologised, knowing Harry would never harm her. Ernie asked Harry if he believed that [[Draco Malfoy]] was the Heir of Slytherin, to which Harry replied with a quick no, causing both Ernie and Hannah to stare.

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====Third year====

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In her [[1993–1994 school year|third year]], when news got out that Sirius Black (who was classmate [[Harry Potter]]'s godfather, a fact then unknown to anyone in their year) had escaped from [[Azkaban]], Hannah held the belief that [[Sirius Black|Black]] could transform himself into a flowering shrub to avoid detection, and would tell this theory to anyone who would listen. She ended up making a spectacle of herself and earned herself some sceptical looks. Even though her theory of transforming into a shrub was incorrect, Sirius Black did in fact use a [[Animagus|transformation]] to avoid detection and escape [[Azkaban]]; however, his transformation was into the form of a dog. Hannah'sbelief that Sirius could transform into a flowering shrub was likely to have originated from her liking of [[Herbology]] and the influence of Professor of Herbology, [[Pomona Sprout]], who was her Head of House. <ref name=PA>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner ofAzkaban]]''</ref>

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[[File:PDVD_1541.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Hannah in a Herbology class]]

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In her [[1993–1994 school year|third year]], when news got out that Sirius Black (who was classmate [[Harry Potter]]'s godfather, a fact then unknown to anyone in their year) had escaped from [[Azkaban]], Hannah held the belief that [[Sirius Black|Black]] could transform himself into a flowering shrub to avoid detection, and would tell this theory to anyone who would listen. She ended up making a spectacle of herself and earned herself some sceptical looks. Even though her theory of transforming into a shrub was incorrect, Sirius Black did in fact use a [[Animagus|transformation]] to avoid detection and escape [[Azkaban]]; however, his transformation was into the form of a dog. Hannah's belief that Sirius could transform into a flowering shrub was likely to have originated from her liking of [[Herbology]] and the influence of Professor of Herbology, [[Pomona Sprout]], who was her Head of House.<ref name="PA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>

====Fourth year====

====Fourth year====

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[[File:Harryerniehannah.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Hannah and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] offending Harry to show their ''Support Cedric'' badges.]]{{Quote|Hey listen, about the badges, I've asked them not to wear them.|[[Cedric Diggory]] to Harry regarding Hufflepuffs wearing "POTTER STINKS" badges|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}

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{{Quote|Hey listen, about the badges, I've asked them not to wear them.|[[Cedric Diggory]] to Harry regarding Hufflepuffs wearing "POTTER STINKS" badges|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}

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During Hannah's [[1994-1995 school year|fourthyear]], Hogwarts hosted the [[TriwizardTournament]]. Fellow Hufflepuff [[CedricDiggory]] wasoneoftheTriwizard finalists, and Hannah fully supported him during thetournament's tasks. She also was often seen hanging around with Cedric; despite their age difference, the two seemed to be good friends. Hannah was amongst the many Hufflepuffs who were put out when Harry appeared to be usurping Cedric'srightful place, by becoming the second [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] champion during the [[Triwizard Tournament]], and she showed support only for her fellow Hufflepuff

[[File:Yulehann.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Hannah in her dress robes at the Yule Ball.]]

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Thiswas because [[Hufflepuff]]neverreceived muchattention, andshe,alongwithmanyothers,feltHarry was taking the gloryaway from Diggory. To show her support, sheworea''SupportCEDRICDIGGORY - the REALHogwartsChampion!''badge that was abletochangetoread''POTTERSTINKS''.LaterinthissameyearCedricDiggorywasmurderedby[[TomRiddle|LordVoldemort]],andHarrywontheTriwizardTournament,butthisdidnot matter to Hannah,as Cedric's deathmadethewinnerratherirrelevant.Hannahnowwaspresumablyamongstthe [[Wizardkind|students]] thatbelievedHarryPotter'sclaims that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and thatthe[[SecondWizardingWar]]hadreallybroken out.

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DuringHannah's [[1994-1995schoolyear|fourthyear]], Hogwartshostedthe[[TriwizardTournament]].FellowHufflepuff[[Cedric Diggory]] was one of the Triwizardfinalists, andHannahfullysupportedhimduring the tournament'stasks.Shealso was oftenseenhangingaroundwithCedric;despitetheiragedifference,thetwoseemedtobegoodfriends.HannahwasamongstthemanyHufflepuffswhowereputoutwhenHarryappeared to beusurping Cedric's rightfulplace,bybecomingthesecond[[HogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry|Hogwarts]] championduringthe[[TriwizardTournament]], and sheshowedsupportonlyforherfellowHufflepuff.

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Also this year, new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Alastor Moody]] would teach the fourth years the [[Unforgivable Curses]], one of which was the [[Cruciatus Curse]]. He demonstrated this in front of [[Neville Longbottom]], and both Hannah and [[Hermione Granger]] expressed discomfort and concern whilst witnessing Neville's evident mental anguish. Again, as in her [[secondyear]],Hannah spent a lot of her free time revising in the [[Great Hall]] with Ernie Macmillan, presumably studying for her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] which were coming up the following year.<ref name=GF>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet ofFire]]''</ref>

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[[File:Yulehann.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Hannah in her dressrobesat the YuleBall]]

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[[File:Cdfhq5_(7).jpg|thumb|left|180px|Hannah standing with other Hufflepuffs.]]

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This was because [[Hufflepuff]] never received much attention, and she, along with many others, felt Harry was taking the glory away from Diggory. To show her support, she wore a ''Support CEDRIC DIGGORY — the REAL Hogwarts Champion!'' badge that was able to change to read ''POTTER STINKS''. Later in this same year Cedric Diggory was murdered by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, but this did not matter to Hannah, as Cedric's death made the winner rather irrelevant. Hannah now was presumably amongst the [[Wizardkind|students]] that believed Harry Potter's claims that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and that the [[Second Wizarding War]] had really broken out.

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Also this year, new [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] teacher [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Alastor Moody]] would teach the fourth years the [[Unforgivable Curses]], one of which was the [[Cruciatus Curse]]. He demonstrated this in front of [[Neville Longbottom]], and both Hannah and [[Hermione Granger]] expressed discomfort and concern whilst witnessing Neville's evident mental anguish. Again, as in her [[second year]], Hannah spent a lot of her free time revising in the [[Great Hall]] with Ernie Macmillan, presumably studying for her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] which were coming up the following year. The two of them also attended at least one Hogsmeade weekend and were swapping Chocolate Frog cards

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at a table at [[Three Broomsticks Inn|The Three Broomsticks]].<ref name="GF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref>

====Fifth year====

====Fifth year====

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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hannah|I - I need to think. To remember! Oh, I'm never going to finish my revision!|Hermione|Well, we can help you with one subject - we're having our first Defence Against the Dark Arts meeting.|M-meeting? But Umbridge has banned clubs. She'll see us going there! I'll fail my O.W.L.s! I'll be expelled! We'll all be expelled!|Hannah and Hermione in their fifth year|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}

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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Hannah|I — I need to think. To remember! Oh, I'm never going to finish my revision!|Hermione|Well, we can help you with one subject — we're having our first Defence Against the Dark Arts meeting.|M-meeting? But Umbridge has banned clubs. She'll see us going there! I'll fail my O.W.L.s! I'll be expelled! We'll all be expelled!|Hannah and Hermione in their fifth year|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)}}

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[[File:Hannah_a1.PNG|thumb|220px|Hannah Abbott during her fifth year, discussing the D.A. meeting]]

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In [[1995]], Hannah was made a [[Prefect]] for [[Hufflepuff]] House, along with Ernie Macmillan. Shortly after the beginning of term, it became apparent that [[Dolores Umbridge]] was not going to be teaching practical means of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], and Hannah decided to join [[Dumbledore's Army]], a secret [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] group started by Harry Potter, [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]. She was also one of the minority who believed that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was back, likely due to the fact that Cedric Diggory, a student of her house. was claimed by Harry Potter to have been murdered by the Dark Lord in the previous year.<ref name=OP>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>

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In [[1995]], Hannah was made a [[prefect]] for [[Hufflepuff]] House, along with Ernie Macmillan. Shortly after the beginning of term, it became apparent that [[Dolores Umbridge]] was not going to be teaching practical means of [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]], and Hannah decided to join [[Dumbledore's Army]], a secret Defence Against the Dark Arts group started by Harry Potter, [[Hermione Granger]]and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]. She was also one of the minority who believed that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was back, likely due to the fact that Cedric Diggory, a student of her house, was claimed by Harry Potter to have been murdered by the Dark Lord in the previous year.<ref name="OP">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''</ref>

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[[File:Hannah_a1.PNG|thumb|260px|right|Hannah Abbott during her fifth year, discussing the D.A. meeting.]]However, prior to the first meeting of the D.A., she was worried about getting caught by Umbridge and getting into trouble. Harry found a secret passage from the Dungeons leading to the Seventh Floor that allowed Hannah to get the [[Room of Requirement]] unseen.<ref name=OPG>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>

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However, prior to the first meeting of the D.A., she was worried about getting caught by Umbridge and getting into trouble. Harry found a secret passage from the Dungeons leading to the Seventh Floor that allowed Hannah to get the [[Room of Requirement]] unseen.<ref name="OPG">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''</ref>

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The pressure of studying for her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] had definitely got to Hannah, and she broke down crying excessively during a [[Herbology]] class, after claiming to be too stupid to take her exams. She was then taken to the Hospital Wing, where [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]] treated her with a [[Calming Draught]]. Despite being treated, Hannah still managed to let pressure get the better of her and during her [[Transfiguration]] practical exam: she accidentally multiplied a ferret into a flock of flamingos.<ref name=OP /> Hannah made it through the rest of her exams, and, approaching the end of the year, Hannah was one of the D.A. members who aided Harry when he was attacked by [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Gregory Goyle]], and [[Vincent Crabbe]] at the end of their fifth year, proving her loyalty and friendship still to Dumbledore's Army, even after its initial purpose had been rendered redundant.<ref name=OP />

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The pressure of studying for her [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] had definitely got to Hannah, and she broke down intears during a [[Herbology]] class, after claiming to be too stupid to take her exams. She was then taken to the Hospital Wing, where [[Poppy Pomfrey|Madam Pomfrey]] treated her with a [[Calming Draught]]. Despite being treated, Hannah still managed to let pressure get the better of her and during her [[Transfiguration]] practical exam she accidentally multiplied a ferret into a flock of flamingos.<ref name="OP" /> Hannah made it through the rest of her exams, and, approaching the end of the year, Hannah was one of the D.A. members who aided Harry when he was attacked by [[Draco Malfoy]], [[Gregory Goyle]], and [[Vincent Crabbe]] at the end of their fifth year, proving her loyalty and friendship still to Dumbledore's Army, even after its initial purpose had been rendered redundant.<ref name="OP" />

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Hannahreturnedtoher[[sixthyear]]atHogwartsin [[1996]]. Early on during her sixth year, Hannahwas told during a [[Herbology]] lesson that her mother, [[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs. Abbott]], had been killed earlier in the day, presumably by [[Death Eaters]]. As a result of this, Hannah was subsequently pulled out of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] anddidnotreturnfortherestof theyear. Shewas not inschool at Hogwarts at the time of Headmaster [[AlbusDumbledore]]'s demise at the hands of [[Severus Snape]].<ref name=HP>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> It is possible, as a result of missing most of her sixth year, Hannah would be required to retake the year's courses.

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Hannah returned to her [[sixth year]] at Hogwarts in [[1996]]. Early on during her sixth year, Hannah was told during a [[Herbology]] lesson that her mother, [[Hannah Abbott's mother|Mrs. Abbott]], had been killed earlier in the day, presumably by [[Death Eaters]]. As a result of this, Hannah was subsequently pulled out of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] and did not return for the rest of the year. She was not in school at Hogwarts at the time of Headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s demise at the hands of [[Severus Snape]].<ref name="HP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref> It is possible, as a result of missing most of her sixth year, Hannah would be required to retake the year's courses.

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Hannah was compelled to return to Hogwarts in [[1997]], as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had taken over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and attendance at Hogwarts had become mandatory for all Pure or Half-blood students; Muggle-borns had to go before a [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]] prior to being admitted to Hogwarts. It is more than likely, as Hannah had missed her previous year of education, she would be made to resit the year, making her technically a sixth year student once again. Whilst back at Hogwarts, Hannah became a member of the revived [[Dumbledore's Army]], now operating under the leadership of [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] in the absence of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. United once again, Dumbledore's Army continued to train students in battle and defence, and the group ran riot around Hogwarts, making life for new Headmaster [[Severus Snape]] and Death Eaters [[Amycus Carrow]] and [[Alecto Carrow]] difficult. Hannah and Neville are likely to have gotten closer in 1997.

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Hannah was compelled to return to Hogwarts in [[1997]], as [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] had taken over the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] and attendance at Hogwarts had become mandatory for all pure or half-blood students; Muggle-borns had to go before a [[Muggle-Born Registration Commission]] prior to being admitted to Hogwarts. It is more than likely, as Hannah had missed her previous year of education, she would be made to resit the year, making her technically a sixth year student once again.

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Whilst back at Hogwarts, Hannah became a member of the revived [[Dumbledore's Army]], now operating under the leadership of [[Neville Longbottom]], [[Luna Lovegood]], and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] in the absence of Harry, Ron and Hermione. United once again, Dumbledore's Army continued to train students in battle and defence, and the group ran riot around Hogwarts, making life for new Headmaster [[Severus Snape]] and Death Eaters [[Amycus Carrow]] and [[Alecto Carrow]] difficult.

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[[file:Annacarvil.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Hannah looking over her shoulder in the Hogwarts grounds.]]

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[[File:Unidentified_Hufflepuff_Girl.png|thumb|150px|Hannah fighting during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].<ref>This unnamed Hufflepuff girl (that appears during the [[Skirmish in the Viaduct Courtyard]], was voiced by [[Charlotte Skeoch]], the same actress that plays Hannah Abbott in the ''Harry Potter'' films.</ref>]]

{{Quote|Harry cast more Shield Charms, and Voldemort's would-be victims, Seamus Finnigan and Hannah Abbott, darted past him into the Great Hall where they joined the fight already flourishing inside it.|Hannah escapes death in the battle.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}

{{Quote|Harry cast more Shield Charms, and Voldemort's would-be victims, Seamus Finnigan and Hannah Abbott, darted past him into the Great Hall where they joined the fight already flourishing inside it.|Hannah escapes death in the battle.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}

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When Harry Potter returned to Hogwarts in [[1998]], Hannah stayed at the school and fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], battling against Death Eaters and Voldemort at the end of the school year. Initially, she was part of the group of students led by [[Fred and George Weasley]] who were charged with defending the secret passages into Hogwarts from invading Death Eaters. Later on, in what is known as the second stage of the battle, fighting resumed and Harry saved her and [[Seamus Finnigan]] with a [[Shield Charm]] when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] sent a curse their way. Hannah stood witness to the final demise of Voldemort and survived the battle.<ref name=DH>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>

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When Harry Potter returned to Hogwarts in [[1998]], Hannah stayed at the school and fought in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], battling against Death Eaters and Voldemort at the end of the school year. Initially, she was part of the group of students led by [[Fred and George Weasley]] who were charged with defending the secret passages into Hogwarts from invading Death Eaters. Later on, in what is known as the second stage of the battle, fighting resumed and Harry saved her and [[Seamus Finnigan]] with a [[Shield Charm]] when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] sent a curse their way. Hannah stood witness to the final demise of Voldemort and survived the battle.<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>

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Having missed a year in education it is likely that, like [[Hermione Granger]], Hannah would resit the same year and they would graduate together in [[1999]]. Sometime later, after surviving the [[Second Wizarding War]], Hannah married her former classmate and leader of the student rebellion, [[Neville Longbottom]]. She became the landlady at the [[Leaky Cauldron]], replacing [[Tom]], and the couple lived together above the pub. Neville's students considered the fact they lived above the pub "cool".<ref name=CH>[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/1272 JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall]</ref> It is unknown if they had any children.

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Having missed a year in education it is likely that, like [[Hermione Granger]], Hannah would resit the same year and they would graduate together in [[1999]]. Sometime later, after surviving the [[Second Wizarding War]], Hannah married her former classmate and leader of the student rebellion, [[Neville Longbottom]]. She became the landlady at the [[Leaky Cauldron]], replacing [[Tom]], and the couple lived together above the pub. Neville's students considered the fact they lived above the pub "cool".<ref name="CH">[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/1272 JK Rowling comments at Carnegie Hall]</ref>

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Sometimebetween 1998 and 2014, Hannah and Neville married, she trained to be a healer and the couple had no children. As of July 8th, 2014, Hannah was, reportedly, retraining as a healer and applying for a job as Matron at Hogwarts, having given up being landlady of the Leaky Cauldron. Scathingly, Rita Skeeter reported that she and Neville enjoyed "a little more Ogden's Firewhisky than most would expect from custodians of our children"<ref>[http://www.pottermore.com/en/daily-prophet/qwc2014/2014-07-08/dumbledores-army-reunites (''Daily Prophet'', 08 July 2014)]</ref>. Whether this is true or simply another scandelous rumour from Rita Skeeter is unknown.

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Hannah is described as a pink-faced girl with blonde hair. In her younger years, she usually wore her hair in pigtails.<ref name=PS />

Hannah is described as a pink-faced girl with blonde hair. In her younger years, she usually wore her hair in pigtails.<ref name="PS" />

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==Personality and traits==

==Personality and traits==

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Hannah appeared to have a naive streak, since she was easily convinced by Ernie that Harry might be the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]] despite having always considered him to be nice.<ref name="CS">{{COS}}</ref> She also believed that [[Sirius Black]] could turn into a flowering shrub (although, given that he was, in fact, an [[Animagus]], the belief wasn't too far from the truth).<ref name=PA />

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Hannah appeared to have a naive streak, since she was easily convinced by Ernie that Harry might be the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]] despite having always considered him to be nice.<ref name="CS">{{COS}}</ref> She also believed that [[Sirius Black]] could turn into a flowering shrub (although, given that he was, in fact, an [[Animagus]], the belief wasn't too far from the truth).<ref name="PA" />

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Hannah was easily flustered, and appeared to lack self-confidence, as was evidenced by her breakdown in [[Herbology]] and her claims of being stupid. It seemed that, when under pressure, she was prone to making mistakes.<ref name=OP /> Despite this, Hannah was a loyal friend, and showed her bravery firstly by joining [[Dumbledore's Army]]<ref name=OP />, and then fighting in the defence of Hogwarts.<ref name=DH />

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Hannah was easily flustered, and appeared to lack self-confidence, as was evidenced by her breakdown in [[Herbology]] and her claims of being stupid. It seemed that, when under pressure, she was prone to making mistakes.<ref name="OP" /> Despite this, Hannah was a loyal friend, and showed her bravery firstly by joining [[Dumbledore's Army]],<ref name="OP" />and then fighting in the defence of Hogwarts.<ref name="DH" />

==Magical abilities and skills==

==Magical abilities and skills==

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*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]:''' Hannah joined Dumbledore's Army in her fifth year and learned some defensive spells. She took N.E.W.T.-classes and survived the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].

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*'''[[Defence Against the Dark Arts]]''': Hannah joined Dumbledore's Army in her fifth year and learned some defensive spells. She took N.E.W.T.-level classes and survived the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].

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*'''[[Herbologist]]:''' Hannah was apparently a skilledHerbologist,as was her husband,Neville, given the fact she attended N.E.W.T. Herbology classes.

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*'''[[Herbology]]''': Hannah achieved a highmarkon her [[O.W.L.]]exam, showing proficiency in the subject.In her sixth year, she attended [[N.E.W.T.]] Herbology classes.

==Relationships==

==Relationships==

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[[File:Friendships.jpg|thumb|right|Hannah with her friend, Ernie.]]

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===Ernie Macmillan===

===Ernie Macmillan===

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Hannah and [[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]] were close friends during their time at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], both having been sorted into the house of [[Hufflepuff]] during their first year. During their second year they both discussed the possibility of Harry being the Heir of [[Slytherin]] after the Chamber of Secrets had been declared open, Hannah had her doubts, as she thought Harry was nice, but Ernie was easily able to sway her opinion.<ref name=CS />

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[[File:Friendships.jpg|thumb|165px|Hannah with her friend, Ernie.]]

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Both Hannah and Ernie shared the hobby of collecting [[ChocolateFrogCards]]<refname=GF/>.Theyalsobothsupported [[CedricDiggory]] astheSchoolChampionduring the [[Triwizard Tournament]],asmanyHufflepuffs,andevenRavenclawsdid,and both sharedacertainiiration with Harry Potter, the otherchampion.<ref name=GF /> In [[1995]],theybothbecamethe[[Hufflepuff]][[Prefect]]sandjoined[[Dumbledore's Army]]. Unlike Hannah, Ernie was able to keephiscool during his O.W.L's.<ref name=OP />

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Hannah and [[ErnestMacmillan|ErnieMacmillan]] wereclosefriendsduringtheirtime at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry]],bothhavingbeensortedinto the house of [[Hufflepuff]] duringtheirfirstyear.Duringtheirsecondyear they both discussedthepossibilityof Harry being the Heirof [[Slytherin]] aftertheChamberofSecretshadbeendeclaredopen. Hannah had her doubts, as she thought Harry was nice, but Ernie was easily able to swayheropinion.<ref name="CS" />

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Both Hannah and Ernie shared the hobby of collecting [[Chocolate Frog Cards]].<ref name="GF" /> They also both supported [[Cedric Diggory]] as the School Champion during the [[Triwizard Tournament]], as many Hufflepuffs and even Ravenclaws did, and both shared a certain irritation with Harry Potter, the other champion.<ref name="GF" /> In [[1995]], they both became the [[Hufflepuff]] [[Prefect]]s and joined [[Dumbledore's Army]]. Unlike Hannah, Ernie was able to keep his cool during his O.W.L.s.<ref name="OP" />

Although it appeared that Hannah and [[Neville Longbottom]] were rarely ever together during their school days, their friendship probably evolved from their time in [[Dumbledore's Army]] together, and during the student rebellion during their seventh year, as well as just being in the same year and sharing classes for so long - particularly Herbology, Neville's best subject, which the Gryffindors shared with the Hufflepuffs. It is possible that Hannah and Neville both found comfort in each other during their seventh year, since in the previous year Hannah's mother had been killed by Death Eaters, and Neville would understand how she would be feeling as Death Eaters tortured his parents into insanity. Hannah joined Dumbledore's Army under the leadership of Neville, and in the absence of Harry, and proved her loyalty to him throughout the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].

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Although it appeared that Hannah and [[Neville Longbottom]] were rarely ever together during their school days, and given that Hannah supported Cedric Diggory in their fourth year, their friendship probably evolved from their time in [[Dumbledore's Army]] together, and during the student rebellion during their seventh year, as well as just being in the same year and sharing classes for so long — particularly Herbology, Neville's best subject, which the Gryffindors shared with the Hufflepuffs.

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It is possible that Hannah and Neville both found comfort in each other during their seventh year, since in the previous year Hannah's mother had been killed by Death Eaters, and Neville would understand how she would be feeling as Death Eaters tortured his parents into [[insanity]]. Hannah joined Dumbledore's Army under the leadership of Neville, and in the absence of Harry, and proved her loyalty to him throughout the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].

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Following the [[Second Wizarding War]], Hannah and Neville became closer and eventually married. Neville became the new [[Professor]] of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts, taking over from [[Pomona Sprout|Professor Sprout]], whilst Hannah became the new landlady of the ''[[Leaky Cauldron]]'' taking over from [[Tom]]. The couple lived together above the pub, a fact that Neville's students thought was "cool".<ref name=CH />

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Following the [[Second Wizarding War]], Hannah and Neville became closer and eventually married. Neville became the new [[Professor]] of [[Herbology]] at Hogwarts, taking over from [[Pomona Sprout|Professor Sprout]], whilst Hannah became the new landlady of the [[Leaky Cauldron]], taking over from [[Tom]]. The couple lived together above the pub, a fact that Neville's students thought was "cool".<ref name="CH" />

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

*"Hannah" is from the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation.<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/hannah</ref>

*"Hannah" is from the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation.<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/hannah</ref>

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*"Abbott" is a Middle English surname.<ref>http://www.wordnik.com/words/Abbott</ref>An abbott was the church position after the pope, archbishops and bishops in the Church hierarchy in the Middle Ages. The ancestors of people with the surname Abbott probably were abbotts or abbesses in medieval times (900-1300)

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*"Abbott" is a Middle English surname.<ref>http://www.wordnik.com/words/Abbott</ref>An abbot was a church position below the pope, archbishops and bishops in the Church hierarchy in the Middle Ages. The ancestors of people with the surname Abbott probably were abbots or abbesses in medieval times (900-1300).

==Behind the scenes==

==Behind the scenes==

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*She is one of the Original Forty students listed by [[J. K. Rowling]] along with [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].

*She is one of the Original Forty students listed by [[J. K. Rowling]] along with [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]] and [[Ronald Weasley]].

*From early production notes viewed in the television special, ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', Hannah was supposed to be a [[Muggle-born]] witch. However, [[J. K. Rowling]] stated in an [[J.K. Rowling PotterCast Interview|interview]] that she always considered Hannah to be a [[pure-blood]]. To compromise, she was officially made a [[half-blood]].<ref name="pottercast" />

*From early production notes viewed in the television special, ''[[Harry Potter and Me]]'', Hannah was supposed to be a [[Muggle-born]] witch. However, [[J. K. Rowling]] stated in an [[J.K. Rowling PotterCast Interview|interview]] that she always considered Hannah to be a [[pure-blood]]. To compromise, she was officially made a [[half-blood]].<ref name="pottercast" />

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*During the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Hannah Abbott was doing her [[Transfiguration]] practical at the same time as [[Harry Potter]]. This is odd as the examinations are done by surname, meaning that Hannah should have finished a while ago. One possible explanation is that the lists for that examination were mistakenly compiled by first name.

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*During the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.s]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Hannah Abbott was doing her [[Transfiguration]] practical at the same time as [[Harry Potter]]. This is odd as the examinations are done by surname, meaning that Hannah should have finished a while ago. One possible explanation is that the lists for that examination were mistakenly compiled by first name. Another is that Hannah's exam took an unusually long time, possibly due to her nerves.

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*[[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] saw the grave of someone named "[[Abbott (Godric's Hollow)|Abbott]]" when they visited [[Godric's Hollow]] in [[1997]]. This may have been the grave of a relative of Hannah's, perhaps indicating that her [[Abbott family|family]], like the [[Potter family|Potters]], comes from Godric's Hollow.

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*[[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] saw the grave of someone named "[[Abbott (Godric's Hollow)|Abbott]]" when they visited [[Godric's Hollow]] in [[1997]]. This may have been the grave of a relative of Hannah's, perhaps indicating that her [[Abbott family|family]], like the [[Potter family|Potters]], come from Godric's Hollow.

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*Hannahis the onlyHufflepuffin Harry'syeartoappearinallsevenbooks.

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*Inthe credits of the [[HarryPotterandthe Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'',sheislistedas"HannahHufflepuff".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/triviahttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/trivia]</ref>

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*In the credits of the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', she is mistakenly listed as "Hannah Hufflepuff".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/trivia http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/trivia]</ref>

*In the [[Sorting ceremony|sorting]] scene in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', [[Hermione Granger]] gets called up first instead of Hannah Abbott.

*In the [[Sorting ceremony|sorting]] scene in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', [[Hermione Granger]] gets called up first instead of Hannah Abbott.

*An Alice Abbott was accused of witchcraft during the Northhamptonshire witch trials of 1612.

*An Alice Abbott was accused of witchcraft during the Northhamptonshire witch trials of 1612.

*WhileHannah's mother was revealed to be killed by the Death Eaters, her father's fate was left unknown, indicating that hewaseitheraliveordeceased by 1996. So, Hannah may have possibly been left an orphan after her mother's death. Alternatively, her father could have been the one who pulled her out of Hogwarts.

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*Hannah is the only Hufflepuff in Harry's year to appear in all seven books.

Ernie Macmillan: "Hannah, he's a Parselmouth. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who can talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself 'Serpent Tongue'."

Hannah: "Harry always seemed so nice, though. And after all, he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear..."

In 1992, Hannah's second year, when the Chamber of Secrets had been reopened, Hannah was one of the many students who believed that Harry Potter was the Heir of Slytherin after it became known that he was a Parselmouth. She was initially sceptical, saying that Harry "always seemed so nice", but was eventually convinced by her friend Ernie Macmillan that Harry was the one that had attacked Muggle-born students around Hogwarts, including her housemate and friend Justin Finch-Fletchley, which didn't go down well with Hannah, unsettling her. When Hermione was attacked by the Basilisk, Ernie and Hannah apologised, knowing Harry would never harm her. Ernie asked Harry if he believed that Draco Malfoy was the Heir of Slytherin, to which Harry replied with a quick no, causing both Ernie and Hannah to stare.

In her third year, when news got out that Sirius Black (who was classmate Harry Potter's godfather, a fact then unknown to anyone in their year) had escaped from Azkaban, Hannah held the belief that Black could transform himself into a flowering shrub to avoid detection, and would tell this theory to anyone who would listen. She ended up making a spectacle of herself and earned herself some sceptical looks. Even though her theory of transforming into a shrub was incorrect, Sirius Black did in fact use a transformation to avoid detection and escape Azkaban; however, his transformation was into the form of a dog. Hannah's belief that Sirius could transform into a flowering shrub was likely to have originated from her liking of Herbology and the influence of Professor of Herbology, Pomona Sprout, who was her Head of House.[6]

Hannah and Ernie Macmillan harassing Harry to show their Support Cedric badges

During Hannah's fourth year, Hogwarts hosted the Triwizard Tournament. Fellow Hufflepuff Cedric Diggory was one of the Triwizard finalists, and Hannah fully supported him during the tournament's tasks. She also was often seen hanging around with Cedric; despite their age difference, the two seemed to be good friends. Hannah was amongst the many Hufflepuffs who were put out when Harry appeared to be usurping Cedric's rightful place, by becoming the second Hogwarts champion during the Triwizard Tournament, and she showed support only for her fellow Hufflepuff.

Hannah in her dress robes at the Yule Ball

This was because Hufflepuff never received much attention, and she, along with many others, felt Harry was taking the glory away from Diggory. To show her support, she wore a Support CEDRIC DIGGORY — the REAL Hogwarts Champion! badge that was able to change to read POTTER STINKS. Later in this same year Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort, and Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, but this did not matter to Hannah, as Cedric's death made the winner rather irrelevant. Hannah now was presumably amongst the students that believed Harry Potter's claims that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned, and that the Second Wizarding War had really broken out.

However, prior to the first meeting of the D.A., she was worried about getting caught by Umbridge and getting into trouble. Harry found a secret passage from the Dungeons leading to the Seventh Floor that allowed Hannah to get the Room of Requirement unseen.[9]

The pressure of studying for her O.W.L.s had definitely got to Hannah, and she broke down in tears during a Herbology class, after claiming to be too stupid to take her exams. She was then taken to the Hospital Wing, where Madam Pomfrey treated her with a Calming Draught. Despite being treated, Hannah still managed to let pressure get the better of her and during her Transfiguration practical exam she accidentally multiplied a ferret into a flock of flamingos.[8] Hannah made it through the rest of her exams, and, approaching the end of the year, Hannah was one of the D.A. members who aided Harry when he was attacked by Draco Malfoy, Gregory Goyle, and Vincent Crabbe at the end of their fifth year, proving her loyalty and friendship still to Dumbledore's Army, even after its initial purpose had been rendered redundant.[8]

Hannah returned to her sixth year at Hogwarts in 1996. Early on during her sixth year, Hannah was told during a Herbology lesson that her mother, Mrs. Abbott, had been killed earlier in the day, presumably by Death Eaters. As a result of this, Hannah was subsequently pulled out of Hogwarts and did not return for the rest of the year. She was not in school at Hogwarts at the time of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore's demise at the hands of Severus Snape.[10] It is possible, as a result of missing most of her sixth year, Hannah would be required to retake the year's courses.

Hannah was compelled to return to Hogwarts in 1997, as Lord Voldemort had taken over the Ministry of Magic and attendance at Hogwarts had become mandatory for all pure or half-blood students; Muggle-borns had to go before a Muggle-Born Registration Commission prior to being admitted to Hogwarts. It is more than likely, as Hannah had missed her previous year of education, she would be made to resit the year, making her technically a sixth year student once again.

When Harry Potter returned to Hogwarts in 1998, Hannah stayed at the school and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, battling against Death Eaters and Voldemort at the end of the school year. Initially, she was part of the group of students led by Fred and George Weasley who were charged with defending the secret passages into Hogwarts from invading Death Eaters. Later on, in what is known as the second stage of the battle, fighting resumed and Harry saved her and Seamus Finnigan with a Shield Charm when Lord Voldemort sent a curse their way. Hannah stood witness to the final demise of Voldemort and survived the battle.[12]

Having missed a year in education it is likely that, like Hermione Granger, Hannah would resit the same year and they would graduate together in 1999. Sometime later, after surviving the Second Wizarding War, Hannah married her former classmate and leader of the student rebellion, Neville Longbottom. She became the landlady at the Leaky Cauldron, replacing Tom, and the couple lived together above the pub. Neville's students considered the fact they lived above the pub "cool".[13]

Sometime between 1998 and 2014, Hannah and Neville married, she trained to be a healer and the couple had no children. As of July 8th, 2014, Hannah was, reportedly, retraining as a healer and applying for a job as Matron at Hogwarts, having given up being landlady of the Leaky Cauldron. Scathingly, Rita Skeeter reported that she and Neville enjoyed "a little more Ogden's Firewhisky than most would expect from custodians of our children"[14]. Whether this is true or simply another scandelous rumour from Rita Skeeter is unknown.

Hannah appeared to have a naive streak, since she was easily convinced by Ernie that Harry might be the Heir of Slytherin despite having always considered him to be nice.[15] She also believed that Sirius Black could turn into a flowering shrub (although, given that he was, in fact, an Animagus, the belief wasn't too far from the truth).[6]

Hannah was easily flustered, and appeared to lack self-confidence, as was evidenced by her breakdown in Herbology and her claims of being stupid. It seemed that, when under pressure, she was prone to making mistakes.[8] Despite this, Hannah was a loyal friend, and showed her bravery firstly by joining Dumbledore's Army,[8] and then fighting in the defence of Hogwarts.[12]

Hannah and Ernie Macmillan were close friends during their time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, both having been sorted into the house of Hufflepuff during their first year. During their second year they both discussed the possibility of Harry being the Heir of Slytherin after the Chamber of Secrets had been declared open. Hannah had her doubts, as she thought Harry was nice, but Ernie was easily able to sway her opinion.[15]

Although it appeared that Hannah and Neville Longbottom were rarely ever together during their school days, and given that Hannah supported Cedric Diggory in their fourth year, their friendship probably evolved from their time in Dumbledore's Army together, and during the student rebellion during their seventh year, as well as just being in the same year and sharing classes for so long — particularly Herbology, Neville's best subject, which the Gryffindors shared with the Hufflepuffs.

It is possible that Hannah and Neville both found comfort in each other during their seventh year, since in the previous year Hannah's mother had been killed by Death Eaters, and Neville would understand how she would be feeling as Death Eaters tortured his parents into insanity. Hannah joined Dumbledore's Army under the leadership of Neville, and in the absence of Harry, and proved her loyalty to him throughout the Battle of Hogwarts.

"Hannah" is from the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation.[16]

"Abbott" is a Middle English surname.[17]An abbot was a church position below the pope, archbishops and bishops in the Church hierarchy in the Middle Ages. The ancestors of people with the surname Abbott probably were abbots or abbesses in medieval times (900-1300).

During the O.W.L.s in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hannah Abbott was doing her Transfiguration practical at the same time as Harry Potter. This is odd as the examinations are done by surname, meaning that Hannah should have finished a while ago. One possible explanation is that the lists for that examination were mistakenly compiled by first name. Another is that Hannah's exam took an unusually long time, possibly due to her nerves.

An Alice Abbott was accused of witchcraft during the Northhamptonshire witch trials of 1612.

While Hannah's mother was revealed to be killed by the Death Eaters, her father's fate was left unknown, indicating that he was either alive or deceased by 1996. So, Hannah may have possibly been left an orphan after her mother's death. Alternatively, her father could have been the one who pulled her out of Hogwarts.

Hannah is the only Hufflepuff in Harry's year to appear in all seven books.